# churrasco
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish churrasco (“barbecue”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃʊˈɹæskəʊ/, /t͡ʃʊˈɹɑːskəʊ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

churrasco (uncountable)
* A type of barbecued steak, popular in Latin-American countries
** 2006 June 9, Anne Ford, “A Cult Fave Reopens in the Southwest Burbs”, in Chicago Reader‎:Most of the old favorites--beef brisket, gumbo, churrasco, and Pine's famous Cajun green beans--are still around.
** 2003 January 24, Ethel Hammer, “Restaurant Tours: a cafe that caters to the spirit”, in Chicago Reader‎:In addition to sandwiches, mini pizzas, and breakfast items like hot oatmeal, muffins, and croissants, Last Kiss offers Chilean specialties including empanadas, a churrasco sandwich (broiled sirloin steak with avocado, tomato, and mayo), sopapilla chips (a crispy version of the puffy fried bread) with cilantro sauce, and mate--the traditional South American herbal tea, served in a gourd.

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the first half of the 20th century. From Italian chiaroscuro for the alternating light and dark grill marks on the meat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃuˈrasko/ [t͡ʃuˈras̺.kʊ]
* Rhymes: -asko

### Noun

churrasco m (plural churrascos)
* grilled meat

#### Derived terms

* churrascada
* churrascaría
* churrasqueiro

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “churrasco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “churrasco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “churrasco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish churrasco (“barbecue”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃuˈʁas.ku/ [ʃuˈhas.ku]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃuˈʁas.ku/ [ʃuˈhas.ku]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʃuˈʁaʃ.ku/ [ʃuˈχaʃ.ku]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʃuˈʁas.ko/ [ʃuˈhas.ko]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃuˈʁaʃ.ku/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃuˈʁaʃ.ku/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /t͡ʃuˈʁaʃ.ku/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -asku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃku
* Hyphenation: chur‧ras‧co

### Noun

churrasco m (plural churrascos)
* churrasco; barbecued meat
* barbecue (meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue)
    Synonym: (Brazil, colloquial) churras

#### Derived terms

* churrascada
* churrascar
* churrascaria
* churrasqueada
* churrasqueado
* churrasqueador
* churrasquear
* churrasqueira
* churrasqueiro

#### Descendants

* → Hunsrik: Schurraske
* → Japanese: シュラスコ (shurasuko)

### Verb

churrasco
* first-person singular present indicative of churrascar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃuˈrasko/ [t͡ʃuˈras.ko]
* Rhymes: -asko
* Syllabification: chu‧rras‧co

### Etymology 1

From churrar, of onomatopoeic origin.

#### Noun

churrasco m (plural churrascos)
* churrasco; barbecued meat
    Synonym: asado
* barbecue (meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue)
    Synonym: parrillada

##### Descendants

* → Catalan: xurrasco
* → English: churrasco
* → French: churrasco
* → Galician: churrasco
* → Portuguese: churrasco
** → Hunsrik: Schurraske
** → Japanese: シュラスコ (shurasuko)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

churrasco
* first-person singular present indicative of churrascar

### Further reading

* “churrasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10